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Swamp hike (2)

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Mark Billiau.

Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

Swamp hike (2)

This is a 2nd. landscape shot showing the swampy peat moors of ‘Hohes Venn’, the greatest (4500 ha) and oldest National Park of Belgium and the most unique nature biotop in the land.

Due to the local micro climate, ‘Hohes Venn’ is the only(!) place in the world where subalpine vegetation can be found at a height scarcely between 600m and 700m above sealevel. This means that plants grow and flowers bloom there, that normally only grow just below tree line in mountains like the Alps and Pyrenees.

The whole area is vast and desolate. It consists mainly of swamps which can only be traversed by using the wooden paths made by the local foresters (a daring exploit). It is nearly impossible to leave those wooden paths, as the swamp starts immediately to suck your feet and legs in the depth.
This makes swamp hiking a unique experience.

Comentarios 18

Wendy de With 10/08/2009 21:53
Nice capture of that special area. Well composed with that path leading the eye into the picture.
Greetings, Wendy
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adriano j faria 09/08/2009 0:31
Beautiful view......a magnific open air!!!!

Adriano.
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Charly Roggow 07/08/2009 17:05
Gefällt mir deine Aufnahme vom hohen Venn, icst auch eine tolle Gegend
LG Charly
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archiek 07/08/2009 4:34
So walking the plank is not just a pirate term. This is nice as the path leads through the swamp to the trees in the background. Good depth and colors.
Archie
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Ayse Nalan Yasin 06/08/2009 20:23
Excellent view Mark. beautiful sky.wonderful colours
Greetings
Ayse
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Josef Kainz 06/08/2009 19:03
Sehr schöne Moorlandschaft klasse Foto
lg. josef
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j.a.j.jansen m. 06/08/2009 18:54
A great view and that wooden thing leads you very nicely to the center.
Jan.
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Pe-Sto 06/08/2009 17:10
Vom Feinsten das Bild, Mark ... toller Bildaufbau ... ein herrliches Motiv.
lg Peggy
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Perry Blevins 06/08/2009 16:56
Beautiful capture of the swamp landscape and excellent work with the composition. Thanks for the information also.
Regards, Perry
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Jan Rillich 06/08/2009 16:21
only straight ahead - i know such landscapes from sweden - great
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Vitória Castelo Santos 06/08/2009 12:12
This one is very beautiful too.
regards
vitoria
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JeannyL 06/08/2009 11:42
ein herrlicher Weg
in einer wunderbaren Landschaft
LG Jeanny
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Canan Oner 06/08/2009 11:10
Fantastic depth Mark....A gorgeous sky..
Cheers,
Canan
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† Ushie Farkas 06/08/2009 10:42
I love your colores, Mark ! The pic gives me the impression to be inside ! FANTASTIC !! Salut Ushie
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Claire L. 06/08/2009 10:02
Beautiful presentation with a feeling of infinity...
Kind regards, Claire
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